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Analysis: Western Springs Police Pension Fund would go broke in 19 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Western Springs Police Pension Fund lost $727,228 in 2016, according to a West Cook News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $13,783,649 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 19 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $583,789 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $1,311,017 in expenses, according to the 2017 biennial report detailing the health of each of the states pension funds and retirement systems. The difference between the two shows the funds annual loss without subsidies.

Taxpayers added $914,178 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $686,299 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $189,425 – $22,847 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,103,603 in 2016.

Western Springs Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$583,789$1,311,017-$727,228
2015-$36,617$1,281,201-$1,317,818
2014$417,115$1,193,351-$776,236
2013$1,669,245$1,107,534$561,711
2012$1,041,779$1,098,212-$56,433

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